An inconsistent season ended in underwhelming fashion with a humbling defeat to Saracens in the Heineken Cup semi-finals, followed by the end of Clermont's 77-match unbeaten home record in a Top 14 play-off defeat to Castres.

“When you are part of the coaching staff or squad of ASM Clermont Auvergne, you have the goal of winning a competition and some titles. But there are at least ten teams with the same objective,” he told Rugbyrama

“There are some minimum targets: to be in the top six of the Top 14 and in the quarter-finals in Europe.”